EVENT INFORMATION

6
July
1732

The slave ship Leusden departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Suriname.

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๐Ÿ“… 6 July 1732 ๐Ÿ“ Suriname

Vessel: Leusden; flag: Netherlands; rig: Fregat. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Graan, Andries; Investor: Nieuw West Indische Compagnie. The voyage began at Texel on 6 July 1732. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Badagry/Apa (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Paramaribo. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 85 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 5.7%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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